Match Thread | Spurs vs Man City (05/02/23)

[christened at st marks]

Shite lads. Massive improvement needed! At least we have not fallen off like LiVARpool. Kevin on, Laporte on and move Ake to LB.

From the fuckin kick off not half time

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

IS ANYONE ELSE GONNA CALL BERNARDO OUT ALL WHAT. UTTER SHIT

Think you're already doing that ;)

 

[eastmanc]

Oh Bernardo has become utterly useless lately, does absolutely nothing with the ball.

He has probably been one of the better players today, I think you need to be looking more at Rodri.

 

[Zenmanc]

Lewis off anyone on at CB Ake to LB Rodri cold shower or hooked.

 

[Norbert D]

We’ve hit the woodwork half a dozen times at this ground, missed two penalties, had at least one goal disallowed and have had literally dozens of goal mouth scrambles. Maybe it’s got in the players heads, I truly believe we are jinxed this ground. We won’t score today.

 

[117 M34]

Lacking pace as usual

 

[OL2Blue]

We really are jinxed at this place....if we could just get one goal here surely that will lift the curse.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Rodri's worst game in a long time.

Lewis being hung out to dry on that side.

Ake our best defender. Move him out to left-back, bring on Laporte.

Kev in for Alvarez and maybe Gundo for Bernie after 70 minutes.

Can't fault the tempo or desire, but Pep's tactical shapes are leaving us fighting with one hand tied behind our backs far too often right now.

 

[Gabriel]

Played quite well. We made one mistake upon which Spurs capitalised, but other than that we’ve been good. Game is passing Alvarez by, for me, so de Bruyne on in his stead.

 

[I'm Blue]

We started so well, energy, movement and pressing.
We were direct in our play.
Then we gift them a goal (again) and all that goes out if the window.

 

[Tb1981]

Players always keeping the ball too long, hesitating with the ball.

no one with a backbone in this team today
Always looking for the easy pass
Get Kev on, he might give it away but at least he will try
walker, Bernardo, grealish, mahrez all so predictable
If pep hasn’t lost the team he can’t be far off
Haaland must hate us, he gets fuck all service

 

[Fordyboy46]

Another fuck up of tactics by Pep that isn't working. Nobody bothered about looking for Haaland's runs, simply shit stuff. Rodri needs to come off asap

 

[Chak19]

He's had to give the same half time talk 20 times this season. I don't think he'll be surprised at all

Playing Lewis at that position is a pure ego thing, it's not coincidence it came right after Cancelo left.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Pep must be livid. He knows he might have to walk and shake a no name assistant's hands and congratulate him if we lose for tactically teaching the big Pep a lesson.

We’re not losing because of tactics, we’re losing because of a mistake and our most important player being run in to the ground and playing very poorly that half.

 

[blueballs84]

I genuinely hate our football at the minute,it's fucking pants.....and it shouldn't be.

We've been horrible to watch recently. Even when we win, we win the game in a couple of flashy moments. The overall watch is still a tad painful.

 

[bennyboy]

Apart from Jack not one of our so called stars have put in a decent ball to create anything.

 

[vin]

Can’t believe the shit Rodri’s getting here
Yes he’s fucked up with the pass but he’s been immense this season
First average game so far and fans on his case? Unbelievable

Doesn’t mean he can’t be subbed does it? He’s been fuckin shite so get him off. Simple as

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Static is the word that comes to mind.

First letter is correct.

 

[SidJames]

Something is obviously not right in the dressing room.

There is a reason Pep is picking these Crazy lines up putting square Pegs in Round Holes to make a point.

Trouble is it is to the detriment of the team.

Is he losing the dressing Room, and the Plot ?

I think it is a valid question.

 

[wolviedinho]

No idea what this team is? The aim of a football match is to score a goal. We don’t attack and don’t defend. We are a meh team this season.

Pep needs to really look at what he is asking the players to do. The standards he set are not being matched here. Head in the sand and continue to play laboured. No one is saying change the philosophy but tweak the tactics to create chances for the big fella who will put it in the net. Baffling